French Prime Minister François Bayrou is set to call on the parliament to hold a confidence vote for his government on September 8, amid intense debate over a austerity budget. Bayrou announced on Monday that he agreed with President Emmanuel Macron on the date for the vote. The center-right government’s budget plans for next year include a spending cut of 43.8 billion euros ($51.1 billion) due to France’s large budget deficit. Left-wing parties in the National Assembly have already announced a no-confidence vote against Bayrou’s government, while calls for a general strike on September 10 have increased in protest against the budget plan. Bayrou has been leading a minority government since December, following Macron’s surprise call for early parliamentary elections last year, which failed to produce a comfortable majority.

Bayrou narrowly survived a no-confidence vote in July after the far-right National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, refused to support the Socialist-led motion. It remains unclear how the far-right party will vote on this latest motion. France’s public debt has risen to 114% of GDP, making it one of the highest debt levels in the 20-country Eurozone.